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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
ANOTHER CASE IN POINT.

A few days ago THE GAZETTE had &C.
casion to call attention to the question
able policy pursued by railroad officials, in
refusing to furnish details to the press
when an accident or casualty, involving
important damage to property or loss of
life, occurs on line of railway. The re-
cent terrible disaster on the Southern Pa
ciHc Railroad, near Devils river in this
state, is another striking case in point,
illustrating the evil which THE GAZETTE
felt constrained to criticise. 1t has been
week since that sickening happening,
when the two trains collided and so many
human beings suffered frightful deaths,
after first enduring eXcruciating pain. 1t
was in the power of the railroad officials
to furnish the public full details OF this
disaster the day after it happened. The
daily papers OF the state, including THE
GAzET TIE, were anxious to publish &C.
curate details, and importuned those
wins had richt to know, and who did
know, for information. The news Of the
accident-the bare, CHASTITY rumor that
something terrible had occurred on the
Southern Pacitlc-traveled over the state
with incredible rapidity, and the people
were looking eagerly to the daily press
for the facts. But the railroad officials at
San Antonio, who could have given every
detail Of the disaster, aud in measure
put an end to the suspense, by letting
the public know the worst at
once, were Enthusiastically dumb. The
reporters got what fragments of infor-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

Mr.. GEORGE C. PENDLEToN, who will
probably be the next speaker OF the Texas
house of representatives, is represented
by THE GAZETTE's Bolton correspondent
as being in favor of aid to the drouth
sufferers, if there is found to be need oft.
ellis idea is not to give the aid in the
shape of donation from the state, but as
loan; to pass bill authorizing each
county to issue bonds to raise funds for
the support of the destitute within its
own border, the state giving such assur-
ance of the payment of the bonds as
would cause them to sell at par; in fact
to pass an act authorizing each county to
borrow money for the relief of its own
sufferers, with the state of Texas as
security. FURTHER aid should be given by
deferring the payment of taxes in that
district, so as to enable the people to
make another crop, or other crops if
necessary, before the payment"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
How . woman Read. a Newspaper.
New York Newsletter and Stationer.

New York Newsdealer and Stationer.
Somebody says that one who will watch
woman read newspaper will get some
new ideas on the characteristics of the
gentler sex. She. takes it up hurriedly,
and begins to scan it over rapidly, as
thought she was hunting some particular
thing, but she Is not. She
is merely taking in the obscure
paragraphs, which, she half be-
lieves, were put in out-of-the-way places
for the sole purpose Of keeping her
from seeing them. As she finishes each
one, her countenance brightens with the
comfortable reflection that she has out
witted the editor and the whole race OF
men, for she cherishes vague belief that
newspapers are the enemies of her sex,
and editors its chief oppressors. She
never reads the head lines, and the huge
telegraph heads she never even sees. she
is greedy for local news, and devours
it with the keenest relish. Marriages
and deaths are always interest
ing reading to her, and advertisements
are exciting and stimulating. She
cares but little for printed Jokes, unless
they reflect ridicule upon the men, and
then she delights in them, and never for
gets them. She pays particular attention
10 anything inclosed By quotation marks,
and considers it rather better authority
than anything first-nanded. The columns
in which the editor airs his opinions, in
loaded hifalutin, she rarely reads. Views
are of no importance in her estims-
ton, but facts are everything. She
generally reads the poetry. She
doesn't always care for it, but she
makes practice of reading it, because
she thinks she ought to. she reads
stories, sketches and paragraphs fndis-
criminately, and believes every word OF
them. Finally, after she has read all she
intends to, sbs lays the paper down with
en- air OF disappointment, and half con-
temptuous gesture, which says very
plainly that she thinks all newspapers
miserable failures, but is certain that II
she had chance she could make the only
perfect newspaper the world had ever
SEEN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
The Roads.
Brennan Banner.

The Paris News says: "The press
through Texas seems to be fully alive to
the needs of good system OF
country roads. When the press
becomes aroused, the people will
De also" From time immemorisl
the press has been urging the necessity
for good county roads, but heretofore the
legislature has taken no action calculated
to give them. The present road law has
been in force for nearly ten years and SO
far there has been no marked improve
ment IN the condition of the roads. The
system will have to be entirely remodelcd.
Until the roads are worked Systematically
under the direction of men experienced in
road building, but little Improvement
need be expected. Work to do any good
on public road should be Of a perma-
nent character. Temporary work is but
little better than lost, because sitter
every hard rain the temporary work is
washed away and the roads are left In q
worse condition than they were originally.
Good bridges is also matter that needs
more attention. Far too many temporary
bridges are erected; they serve their pur-
pose for limited time and have to be
leHeWeu' Lie IesulI Is IldV III i've years,
more money is spent for temporary
bridges than it would cost to build &
permanent one that would last tor eight
or ten years. 1t is far cheaper TO h4ve
thorough work done in the first place. 1t
would pay every populous county to en-
ploY good engineer to survey roads,
grade them and see that they were con-
structed on scientific principles, as well
as to supervise the construction and loca-
ton OF bridges.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
EXPERIENCE WITH
A SUNDAY LAW.

The Louisiana legislature, ct session
nearly a year ago, passed Sunday Jaw
quite similar in its provisions to the
statute We have in Texas, regarding the
observance of the Chris ian Sabbath.
1t was to have gone into effect through
out the state on last Sunday, the I'd inst.
Now, Sunday law in Louisiana was an
inn ovation. While the Latin-American
population that predominstes in the
southern parishes OF the state and makes
its influence felt IN al The parishes is gen.
orally devoted to the Catholic religion, it
had nevertheless never recognized the
necessity of Sunday law or desired to
experiment with anything in that line
As might have been expected, the action
Of the legislature raised lively degree of
excited opposition, and as the time for
the enforcement of the statute drew near
the excitement increased. all eyes of
course were turned to New Orleans to see
what tactics would be adopted there to
evade compliance with the law. The
Crescent City people felt that the eyes of
the country were upon them, and they
were equal to the emergency. On Satur-
day last, the day before the law was to go
into effect, over 500 people of New Or
leans went into one of the civil courts of
the state in New Orleans as petitioners
They alleged the hardships, the discrimi-
nations and the unconstitutionality Of the
statute, and prayed the Judge for
an Injunction restraining the state and
city officials in New Orleans from execu-
ting the law. The Injunction was granted,
and now will come contest in the courts
over the constitutionslity of the statute.
Meanwhile matters move on in the same
old rut-no Sunday LAWN New Orleans,
and,the country towns awsit the decision.
Unless there are grave technical defects
in the law as framed it is not difficult to
foretell the outcome, no matter how long
delayed or STAYED eff in the courts The
law will be declared valid, as it has been
in Texas and every other state where SIM
liar tests have been made. AS to its en-
forcement sitter being declared valid,
that is another question, and must de-
pend purely upon local public sentiment
in the several cities and parishes. Such
has been the experience in Texas. If
public sentiment in Louisiana is over
whelmlngly opposed to Sunday law, the
people ought to be able to elect legis
lature pledged to repeal or modify the
most onerous features of the measure.
But If the sentiment OF opposition does
not preponderate then the law will stand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

THE Texas murderer kills his victim
with bullets; the Massachusetts murderer
stabs his victim in the back of the neck
with . carving knife, cuts his legs and
arms and head off and "starts with the
corpse on his pony for the country" at
proper distances along the road the head
and arms and legs are dropped. After
all, it is only difference of civilization,
the Texan being somewhat less cold
blooded in the execution of his brutal in
stincts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
PROBLEM IN POLITICAL
ARITHMETIC.

To the Editor Of the Gazette.
II 1t requires the signatures of both the com
missioner of the land office and the governor of
the state to give semblance of validity of title
to lands in Greer county, and thereby the com
missioner of the land offico is defeated, what
effect will said act of the governor have in a
race for the United States senate before the
Twentieth legislature Please answer in y ur
next, and thereby crafty the curiosity of life
time Democrat and OLD TEXAN.
By parity of reasoning, il Walsh was
defeated because he signed patents to
lands in Greer county, Ireland ought to
be defeated because he signed patents to
lands in Greer county. But why couldn't
the governor "crawfish" out of the re-
sponsibility by claiming that he did not
know the contents of the documents he
was asked to sign? If he did this, he
might escape the penalty inflicted on
Walsh for their common sin. So
TIE GAZETTE dares not venture
on a prediction as to what Will
be the effect. Walsh is rugged
man who stands up and takes his medi-
Clhc, WuliS tuo SoNCinoi - VI SlhooIACL
mold and may escape. But If justice
demanded the decapitation of the one, it
ought to demand the behesding of the
other. The Greer county locations and
patents were enough to kill dozen able
bodied statesmen, and it would be man
fest injustice to punish Walsh and excul-
pate Ireland. Let no guilty man escape.
publicly prediction, its private opinion
is that Mr.. Ireland will go 10 join Mr..
Walsh, and above the political graves Of
each will be Q neat head-board telling the
world that they died of too much Greer
county patents, along with other and
hereditary ailments.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
GAZETTE BRANCH OFFICES.

Do1Ioo 7 n NtcNeaIus manager, THE GA
zrTTE ia for sale bv ali newsdealers. Subscrip-
lions taken at 6l2 Elm street, Dallas.
Sherman-W. T. Benton, manager.
Denison-Frank Baker, manager.
Waco-W P. Glenn, manager.
Weatherford-H b Dorsey, manager
Paris-C. e Mickey, manager
Jeferson-E. W. Cameron, manager.
Marshall-Robert Kennedy, manager
Abilene-J r. Minter, manager
CIeburne--W. II. Byrd, manager.
ri Paso-J. A. Stephenson, manager
Gainesville-E. 2. Hill ano j. L. hlchAon'
managers. ~
Bonham-C. E. johnson, manager
Honey Glrove-T. E. workman, manager.
Raird-Frank Dorsey, manager.
Greenyille-Robey Sartain, manager
Colorado-W. Il Newk!rk. manager.
Mineola-J r. Mcdaniel, manager.
CIsco-A NJ. Redfield, manager.
Whitesboro j. @. Glenn, manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

SO slow. According to official reports.
there are to-day in the states east IF Chi
cago over Is, 100000 of home-raised CAT
tie, and the number is increasing, There
are enough in these states to- sApply az
our Eastern markets, besides q laxSe
number for export, for more than |ne-
half the year. The price of cattle = few
years ago was the means of turningxlafge
area of land to grass in some OF the
states, especially Virginia. Ous,hdlf of
that old state has always been tie best of
grazing land; the other half, ID the days
of slavery, was mostly Kept sin tobacco
and different kinds OF grain. Now those
old fields, many of them, are in blue
grass. great number of these old
farms ere being bought and improved by
Northern men, and 1t will not be long
before this state, which has
now EVER 100000 cattle, will have
5000, 600, for men have found out that
they can raise cattle as chespy in Vir-
gina as in Kansas. And it is Z fact that
needs no testimony TO prove tnat more
pounds of meat can be delivered in New
York markets from the state of Virginia,
for the same money, than from any state
west of Ohio. The short, mild winters,
and the rich blue grass pastures will fat
ten cattle as fast and as well as Western
corn and wild prairie grass. Several men
in Virginia sell annually 1000 cattle
from their farms, more than one
half being for export. Besides,
there are hundreds who keep
from 100 to 1000 head, and
although cattle have been selling so low,
these men do not seem discouraged, aud
are feeding st the present time the same
as usual. Another reason why Eastern
stock will always sell-a fact that all
stockmen know, and those who love good
beef Knows that the meat from stock
killed near home is much more tender and
fresh than stock that is wintered in the
mountains of the West and then trans
ported in cars 5000 miles to market. In
our market here no beef sells
like the beef from Virginia and
Maryland cattle, and it is q fact
that no one will deny, it is much better
than Western stock. Eastern men are
making much more money on their cattle
this year than Western men. The saving
IN transportation and shrinkage is enough
to pay big profit. Tnls year will drive
many out OF the trade, and again in few
years the old prices will come back. My
advice to all is to keep right along, and
the dark days will soon be gone; but 60
slow, do not try to own all the stock in
your vicinity. Let your neighbors have
some.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
Prohibition Speaking,

Dr.. John A. Brooks, chairman of the
State Prohibition Committee OF Missouri,
and manager of the National Prohibition
Lecture Bureau for the Southwest, will
address the people on prohibition az the
following times and places: Sherman,
February C, 1880 p. m; Bonham, Febru-
ery s, 1880 p. NJ; Mckinney, February 10,
1880 p. M; Greenville, February IL, 7:3O
p. m; Dallas, February u and IS, 1880
p. NJ; Fort Worth, February IA, 1880 p.
M; Cieburne, February Is, $50 p. m.
Ws1ahachie, February IL, 1880 p. m. ;
Ennis, February II, 1880 p. IN Corsicana,
February 1S, 1880 p. m; Waco, February
10 and 20. I: 80 p, M; Temple, February
81, 1880 p. m; Lampasas, February %,
$50 p. m; Austin, February 90 and a,
1880 p. m.
Friends of the cause will please have
these appointments thoroughly published
in their respective towns so the people
will be present. Local newspapers st the
points mentioned will confer favor by
making mention of the appointments.
j. B. CRANFILL,
Chairman State Prohibition Executive
Committee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

LORD SALISBURY refused to shake the
hand of Lord Randolph Churchill at the
funeral of the abuses in the naval and
military departments, and does not &C.
cede to the latter's proposition to return
to the ministry On assurance of such re-
form. The result of the overture would
seem to be the funeral of Lord Churchill
minus hand shaking, and that Edward
Stanhope will succeed him as chancellor
of the exchequer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

York at the Bartholdi statue ceremonies,
the dispatches sent by the latter being
detrimental to M. Lefaivre, the French
consul-general in the United States. OF
course liberty, being woman, is charge
able with this, for knights of the quill as
well as of the sword must do battle: for
fair women. While men engage in wordy
warfare, dame nature is covering the much
commented upon statue with an oxidlzed
coat of mail which will either destroy or
preserve this work of art. Engineers diff
fer as well as doctors, and time alone can
settle the dispute.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
INTERESTING CATTLE TALK.
The Cause for the Decline of Prices in tn
Cattle Market.
Chicago Journal


Chicago Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-"1 lately
saw in Chicago paper that the Western
csttlemen were anxious to, know why
cattle were selling so low. 1t IS q ques-
ton easily answered. Nearly two years
ago there was an article in one of the
Chicago dailies, written by myself in an
swer to the same question. 1t was only
a solution of facts which 1 then said
would prove true. This assertion is now
verified. 1t is but a few years since cat
tie were very high, yielding immense
profits to those who raised this essen
tial product-such profi.s hat nearly
all OF the farming world wanted,
and took an interest il this great thor
oughfare to wealth. The vast number of
great ranches in the West was the cut
growth Of the unusually high price OF cat
tie. AS in every other industry, which
psid the few who began the work, every
American wants TO do the same thing. 1t
is fact that cannot be denied that what
one man makes moEey cut of, in this
country, ell the others will be sure to try
the same thing, until at last the
whole train is found in the ditch.
The cattle-raising interest, like sill
others, has been Overdone. Every state
in this nation has taken q more active
tinnally being lad down in grass, large
forests are removed, bringing more
acres under cultivation; and these, added
to the great ranches all over tie West,
tell at once why the prices for cattle are
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

nation could be CLEANED at second hand,
and day by dsy little more was learned,
but coming SO slowly and painfully that
ell the details are hardly known vet.
What have the railroad officials gained
by their reticence? The mystery affected
by those high up in authority, and the
silence imposed upon subordlnates, have
not mitigated single horrible feature
of the sickening affair. The officials
must have known the truth must come
out sooner or later. Why hold it back or
seek to suppress 1t? In all sincerity
THE GAZETTE again protests against this
policy of reticence under such circum-
stances. It is really detrimental to the
roads, for it cultivates feeling of dis
trust Oh the part of the public, which
feels that it has right to information,
and that it is treated unfairly when the
facts are held back. Once more THE
GAZETTE ventures the hope that the rail-
road people will inaugurate a new de-
parture in regard to this matter-substi-
tute policy of frankness for thst of ret
icence and mystery now pursued. The
result will be better for the roads and the
people too. AS for the newspapers, it
may be stated they can sell their editions
Containing sensational, unreliable rumors
as readily as if they published official re-
ports. But reputable journals prefer to
get and publish the simple trnth. They
nave no desire to trihe with the anxiety
of the public,on any matter where loss of
life or human suffering play part in the
recital of news.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
THE Austin Call has made compila-

THE Austin Call has made compila-
tion of the occupations, politics, ETC., OF
the members of the Twentieth legisls-
ture. Says the Call: "The cosmopolitan
feature CT our population is evidenced
when it appears that of the entire l37
members elect, but seventeen are natives
of the state. The lawyers and farmers
closely compete for supremacy, the for
mer numbering forty and the latter
forty-nine. The senate is solidly Demo-
cratic, the opposition of all grades hav-
ing failed to secure single entry"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
Rates of Advertising Furnished on Applicant

Rates Of Advertising Furnished Oh APpioa'ion :
Remittances By draft, postotfce money order or
n registered letter, at risk ofo1fce,
CSrrespondence is solicited upon all nears SUB
pror,pt Information Of ere,ts and ne,cs happen
mas of General interest solicited and p'H De prop
IN recommendations intended for publication
must be accompanied by the tcTIter'S name ana al
dress-rlot for publicGtion-6ut as an ev'de"ce 0
good faith ,,,-,r,, -, b,,o;,ssS
personal TO themselves iU please inctose stamp Jor
reptU MN, q 1rrrp,
All letters or communications for The 5ALE,i =.
.r5stbs, on b,,sin.Ss or for publication should be
addressed to THE GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUB
LISTING Co, Fort Worth, Ter, AND NOT TO
INDIVIDUALS. 10
should be made payable to the DEMOCRAT PUB
LISTING Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
AS TO A CONTENTION.

Elsewhere will be found communica-
ton opposing nominations for city Of
fees. The writer should have supple
mented his statements concerning New
York city politics. Democratic nomina-
tions gave Grace and Hewitt to the peo-
pie as well as Tweed. Exceptions are
not rules, and in the rule is to be found
safest precedent. Conventions are not
necessarily attempts to Fdictate
what man shall fill local Of
fce," but may be necessary to pre-
vent secret cabals or parties from "dic-
tating what men shall fill local Offices"
THE GAZETTE took no part in the dis
cussion of the expediency of holding q
convention to nominate candidates for
city Office, but now that convention has
been decided on, 1t does occur to this
paper that such course is not only con-
sistent with the action of the county last
July, but will emphasize the necessity for
that action to the benefit of the city in the
minds OF men.
Free-to-all races are very demoralIzing
in their tendencies, aud promote corrup-
ton among voters. There is nothing in
this world which is free OF the evil in
herent in man, and those who are con-
versant with electioneering methods in
"scrub races" as conducted in Texas
cities, must certainly admit that only
great abuse of the convention system can
make it worse than the open-to-au can
vass.
But the convention has been agreed on,
and it is rather late to be discussing the
expediency of it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Stockhoiders' Meeting,

FORT WORTH, TEX, Dec. l, 1856.
Notice is hereby given that there will be
meeting of the stockholders of the Southern
Kansas Railway Company Of Texas. at the city
Of Fort Worth, In the state Of Texas, on Tues
day. February l, 1857, at 10 O'Clock g. m for the
purpose of authorizing the Issuance of a first
mortgage 90 the corporate property and HAN
chises of said company 10 seeureE tie PAYMENT
OF bonds to be issue ~ satn company running
forty years from theff' date, drawing interest AZ
per ceptsper annum. payable semi annually.
,borA principal and interest to be PAYABLE In
gold coin and limited in amount to SIC 600 per
mile of railroad; which said Indebtedness IA
necessary for constructing completing. i'm
proving and operating It's railway.
w. B. STRONG, ISAAC T. BURR
a W. NICKERsoN, ALDEN SPEARE,
GEO SEaLY. ~ r. g. WILLIS
WATERS 5. DAVIS, WEBSTER SNYDER,
w. ii. MASTERS
AS Directors of the Southern Kansas Railway
Company of Te1as.
Attest, j J. MULLANE Asst sec,v
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-08

THE message of Mayor Hewitt COM
mends itself as q model of terseness and
good sense, ar6.is worthy of imitation,
having one recommendation for Office
holders that, in the future building OF
platforms, can furnish no troublesome
material. Here it is in full:
81 propose to work hard
while 1 am mayor and give the peo-
pie the very kind of administration they
have been clamoring for. There is but
one way TO administer municipal affairs,
and that is with straightforward and hon.
est integrity"